Julie and Amanda were sitting back at the hotel after the show waiting for the guys to show up. They were in a big ball room with a bunch of other people including Lou, Lottie, and Gemma. When Julie got Amanda alone she finally asked. "Panda what were you talking about back at the arena? We will wait and see about what?"

"I don't know why you think you're just along for the ride. You can't be completely blind about this." Amanda said.

"Are you talking in code? You lost me quickly." Julie looked at her completely confused.

"Harry, JJ. Come on. You have that boy interested. Even you have to know that." Amanda admonished.

"Please Amanda. He likes to tease me about a conversation he should have never even heard about; that's it. Why in god's name would Harry Styles care either way about me?" Julie asked. Could it be true though? Was what was happening more than just the teasing and performing? No way. Not to her and not Harry Styles.

"You just have no clue, and it drives me insane. Stop thinking that way about yourself. Stop putting yourself down." Amanda said frustrated.

"I'm not, really. I'm perfectly fine the way I am. I'm also very realistic. I'm not Taylor Swift or Kendall Jenner material or anywhere near any supermodel material. That's not a put down; that's just the truth. And I'm ok with that. He could have any girl in the world. And I'm barely exaggerating about that. You already have Niall. Do you know how statistically unrealistic it would be for both of us to get a member of One Direction?" Julie countered.

"Sometimes you're so much fun JJ and act like such a normal girl, I forget how much of a stubborn frustrating brat you are! Just give him a chance." Amanda said.

"Don't you mean a chonce?" Julie laughed.

"I hate you." Amanda said, but couldn't help but laugh.

Gemma walked up to Julie as she was looking at some of Zayn's artwork he had scattered around. "He's pretty talented huh?"

"In many ways apparently." Julie said. "How are you Gemma?"

"I'm good. I'm sorry if Lottie and I embarrassed you yesterday. We just thought you were hilarious, and the guys have such a great sense of humor, so we thought they would enjoy it. We didn't mean to cause any trouble. My brother's a pretty good guy, ya know." Gemma said kindly.

"Honestly I shouldn't have said it. Especially in front of you." Julie said purposely not commenting on the last part of Gemma's statement.

"Oh, please. I thought it was funnier than anyone. Just maybe give Harry a chance he seems to think it's our fault you won't." Gemma said to her.

Great they were talking about her. Wait, he told her I won't give him a chance? We've never even... she couldn't even continue the thought. She was wracking her brain to figure out when he tried to get a chance. She'd only met him the day before. "Why does everyone keep saying that?" Julie said recalling the conversation she just had with Amanda.

"Because we are smart people JJ. Learn to live with it." Gemma scolded playfully as she walked away.

This is becoming way too much, Julie thought, as the guys came into the room. She put down the drawing she was holding when she heard Zayn behind her. "Like it?" He asked.
She turned and smiled at him. "Very much. Not good enough for you to just be an amazing singer, huh? Have to be an amazing artist also?"

He smiled shyly. "It's just something to keep me grounded and sane on this crazy ride."

"I think it's incredible, Zayn. I'd hang any of it in my apartment." Julie complimented him.

"That's one of the biggest compliments I've gotten, thank you. Maybe we can make that happen someday." He said gratefully. They continued their conversation about his artwork.

Niall went straight over to Amanda and put his arms around her waist from behind. "How'd you enjoy the show?"

Amanda put her hands on top of his. "Best show ever. That was quite a surprise you threw at us. I'm still in shock all this is happening."

"Well get used to it. You deserve it. I hope you give me a chance to get to know you better after we leave. I know it will be hard, but I think it would be worth it." He said to her.

She looked back at him. "Of course, Niall. I'm just not quite sure how to take all this. It seems to be happening so fast."

"I know, and I'm sorry. I just know I will have to leave soon to finish this tour, and so I'm trying to fit as much into these few days as I can. That song wasn't a coincidence tonight. You've got that something, that one thing, and I just don't want to let it go." Niall said.

Well wasn't that just the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me, Amanda thought. She turned around in his arms and put her arms over his shoulders. "I feel the same way." She said before she kissed him just a little longer and a little harder then all their previous kisses.

Harry stood across the room and watched Julie talking to Zayn. She looked so much more relaxed and at ease with Zayn than she ever did with him. That bothered him, a lot. It shouldn't since Zayn was engaged, and all they were talking about was his artwork; but he couldn't help it. She seemed to keep him at an arm's length, and yes, he knew it was only about 2 days since he'd first met her, and she'd been nothing but a pain in his ass; but he still couldn't get her out of his head. He thought about her non-stop. It bordered on annoying. Maybe it was because he wasn't used to someone being this aloof when it came to him. No, no matter what anyone said, not every girl wanted to be with him, and he had been turned down before. Something about the earlier conversation he'd had with her made him want to get closer to her. Make her feel like she was someone, even if she forgot who she was.

Still, Harry was glad she was talking to Zayn and encouraging him about his artwork. He, more than the other boys, got worn out by all the touring. Zayn was looking more relaxed and content talking to Julie than he had in a few weeks. Harry didn't know if Julie had picked up on that, but he felt sure that she had a kind heart. He wondered if she would be kind and encouraging to him if he needed it.

Harry watched as Louis walked closer to Julie and Zayn and then saw Louis grab his arm and crumple to the floor. In a second Julie had grabbed a napkin from the nearest table and yelled out for Amanda. He watched as Julie knelt next to him and put pressure on his arm while Amanda came over to help. He saw what looked like blood on Julie's hands and started to take a few steps closer.

"Not funny Louis!" Amanda said as she stood up.

Louis was laughing. "Look, we wanted to see the hospital staff in action. See how good you really were. Great response time by the way." Louis teased wiping the rest of the fake blood from his arm.

Julie stood up quietly and walked slowly over to the table. Not even saying a word.

"Oh crap," Amanda said. "Louis I'd get up and run if I were you."

"Uh, why?" Louis said still sitting on the floor laughing.

Niall stepped next to Amanda. "Yeah, why? You don't seem too upset and neither does Julie."

"You guys forget, you don't know her like I do. She's too quiet and calm. She's up to something." Amanda warned.

But it was too late. Before he knew what was happening, Julie had grabbed the bucket of ice from the table and walked over and dumped it over Louis's head. Louis screeched and jumped up and everyone laughed. Amanda and Niall jumped back so they wouldn't get wet. "Told you Louis." Amanda laughed. But Louis wasn't paying attention. He had grabbed a bottle of water and was ready to pour it on Julie; but Julie grabbed his wrist, and it spilled on him instead. Chaos ensued, and by the time it was done, both of them were soaked and laughing on the floor. Louis got up and helped Julie up. "Truce?" He called.

"I'm outta water so I guess." Julie said. They hugged and Louis went to change.

Harry watched the scene in front of him. Leave it to Louis to show that side of her again. The sassy, smart, fun side he knew she had but didn't always show. He walked over to Julie where she was trying to dry off with a towel Lou had given her. "Adventurous night?" He asked.

Julie looked up at him. She recalled everything from that night, from the show, to her conversations with Amanda and Gemma. She still didn't know what to think, but she had to try really hard to watch her reactions. She didn't want him to think she didn't like him at all. That wasn't the case. "Louis decided to be a smart ass. Thought he needed a little cooling off."

"I saw." He didn't know why, but he wasn't sure what to say.

"Guess I need to go home and change now. I'm just a little wet and now more than a little cold." Julie said.

Of course she would want to leave now that he had come over to talk to her. Up until that moment she was having a good time he thought. "Are you ever going to stop pushing me away? Keeping me at an arms distance? Don't think I can't tell what you're doing." He asked bluntly. He regretted it almost instantly, but it was too late to take it back.

"Wait? What?" Julie stammered. "Push you away from what? I don't know..." She stopped. She did know. And he was right. She was. Not on purpose, or maybe on purpose. He scared her already. In the moment she laid eyes on him in person she knew there was more to him than she wanted there to be. "No," she kinda laughed. "Probably not." She admitted.

He looked at her. She admitted it? Wow! Amazing he knew her for 2 days and knew that wasn't an easy thing. "Why?"

"Because, well you're Harry Styles." She said, as if that's all that needed to be said and made all the sense in the world.

"Yeah, my whole life." He said sarcastically.

"I really need to go change." She watched him throw his hands up. "No," she was going to regret this, she knew it, but she said it anyway. "Why don't you take me home, and maybe I can explain myself a little better. I really do need to get out of these clothes."

Harry stood there shocked. Did she just tell him to take her home? Seriously? Then she made the mistake of saying she needed out of her clothes. She needed to stop doing that to him. Of course she didn't mean anything by it, but he constantly thought about it. This girl was going to be the death of him yet and only 2 days in. "Ok, alright. But stop running from me. Please."

"I promise nothing." She smiled up at him. "Except that I will try."

Progress he thought. At least it's progress.

After Julie told Amanda Harry was giving her a ride home, Niall turned to Amanda. "Let's go back to my room. She seems to be in good hands now."

"Yeah, if she lets him, I think he wants something, but she's too damn hard-headed for her own good sometimes." Amanda told him.

Niall smiled at her. "Uh oh. Are we being a little overbearing?"

"No, don't say that. She could at least give him a chance. Maybe he could be good for her. She won't know if she doesn't let her guard down. That's all." Amanda said.

"I know. It's something she has to decide for herself though. Let's you and I worry about something else though." He said as he opens the door to his room. After he closes the door behind them, he pulled Amanda to him. "Is this ok with you? I just want to spend time with you. If you want to slow down, I'm ok with it."

Slow down? Yes. No. I don't know. She thought. She would give him just about anything right now. She also wanted to make sure this wouldn't be just a 1 stop thing. That he wouldn't move on to another city and forget about her. But he wouldn't right? I mean it was 8 weeks after his hospital stay that he did all this, so he'd thought about her for that long.

Niall could sense her hesitation. "Let's just talk then. There will be plenty of time for the rest. But lay with me."

Amanda climbed next to him on the bed and lay in his arms. She never felt so safe and secure. She would let whatever happened happen, but she was ok with just lying there talking the night away with him. They learned a lot more about each other until they fell asleep in each other's arms.

It was a long quiet ride home between Julie and Harry. They wouldn't let him go without a driver/body guard, so there was no way any conversation was going to be had with him in ear shot. When they got to her apartment, Harry dismissed the driver and told him he would call when he was ready to be picked up. Julie was nervous. Horribly so. She didn't know what she was going to say to him. The truth was just so hard. But here she was. She brought him here, so she had to do it. She unlocked the door, let him in and excused herself to shower and change. At least it would give her a few more minutes to gather her thoughts. When she came out she saw Harry lying on his stomach sprawled across her bed. Asleep. Harry Styles was in her bed. Sound asleep. This is the moment she should want to take a picture and put it all over social media right? Isn't that what everyone else would do? Well she wasn't everyone else. She didn't want to wake him up. She knew he must be tired with everything he did every day, and he looked so peaceful and so comfortable. And so damn hot lying there. She knew she was going to be in so much trouble if she let herself go there with him. But she was also tired of fighting the feelings that kept pulling her towards him. It was a slippery slope she had to try to figure out. She was exhausted too; but how was she going to sleep? He was all up in her bed. She stood there looking at him for a while and then said to herself, screw it. It's my bed, and we're both adults. She paused another minute but then lay down on the other side of the bed. She was in bed with Harry Styles. She laughed a little at that thought and closed her eyes.

Harry felt Julie lie down. He thought he was mistaken at first, but nope she was there. He didn't mean to fall asleep, but he definitely didn't expect her to climb in bed with him. He rolled over and propped his head up on his hand and looked down at her. "Talk to me, please."

She opened her eyes and was startled by how close he was. She started to sit up, but he gently pushed her back down. "You scare me." She said to him, simply as if again that's all that needed to be said and was perfectly clear.

"Scare you how?" He asked perplexed.

"This isn't supposed to happen to me. You aren't supposed to happen to me. I'm just a regular girl from the Midwest who moved to LA to pursue the American dream, which isn't working the greatest by the way. I'm having a hard time believing anyone, especially you, would even be remotely interested." She explained. "And the moment you touched me. That first hug. I knew it was over for me. You made me feel so much in the first 10 seconds, I got so confused."

"I don't know why you can't believe it. I'm just the same guy from the UK that I was 4 ½ years ago." He admonished.

"I can't pretend to compare to the likes of Taylor Swift and Kendall Jenner, Harry. And I know you don't want to hear that but it's true. I'm fine with whom I am, but I can't even come close to that." Julie said.

"Look how those turned out for me. I don't judge people like that. I was hoping you could see that." Harry sighed.

Julie felt bad. She didn't mean to judge him, but she did. Horribly. She shouldn't have. "No you're right." She reached up and played with the curl of hair by his ear without even realizing it. "I'm sorry."

Harry was caught off guard when she reached up for his hair. And she didn't even seem to realize she was doing it. That even made it even better. "I will forgive you. This time. And I'm sorry too." He said.

"For what?" Julie asked looking into his eyes.

"I just can't help myself anymore." He leaned down and kissed her. He meant it to be a short kiss, but when she started to kiss him back, he lost all control. What started out as an innocent kiss turned into a breathtaking long kiss even he wasn't expecting.

Julie was caught off guard when he kissed her. It took her a minute, but the feeling it gave her made her lose all her inhibitions. She kissed him back. She was breathless when they finally broke free. "Shit" she heard Harry say. She was feeling the same way. She felt him moving. "What are you doing?" she asked.

"Giving you my pants. I was wrong. For you it would be super easy to get in them. Why even bother, I will just give them to you." Harry said.

"Harry!" Julie pushed at him. Before she knew it, he grabbed her arms and pulled her down to his chest and wrapped his arms around her. Yeah, she was in trouble all right. Lots and lots of trouble.